Had my parents and my GF’s parents over to introduce them to each other. Seemed like an appropriate time to have a go at making a beef wellington.
Had my parents and my GF’s parents over to introduce them to each other. Seemed like an appropriate time to have a go at making a beef wellington.
by wallyTHEgecko
15 Comments
PreemoRM
Nice! I wish I was there.
wallyTHEgecko
A couple weeks ago in our family “Chopped” game, my dad made a beef wellington of sorts with the top round roast he was given. And given the fact that it was a top round and he cut a few corners, it turned out pretty good. But it was so close that I wanted to do to it myself and do it properly. My GF and I had been trying for a while to get our parents to meet, so that seemed like the opportunity to go ahead and give it a shot.
I got a 2.5lb beef tenderloin and followed [this Binging With Babish video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BagY2Mnz-TU&t=192s) pretty much to a T and ended up with this guy here… Although I did double up the amount of prosciutto used so that it was fully wrapped.
Along with it, we had some roasted brussel sprouts and brown butter mashed carrots.
My recent discovery for roasted brussel sprouts is to par-boil them for 5 minutes before tossing them in olive oil, salt/pepper and sticking them in the oven to roast. The par-boil makes them so much more tender. Then to serve, I just drizzle them with a balsamic reduction and a tiny bit of honey.
Brown butter mashed carrots are exactly what they sound like. Melt and brown a stick of butter. Peel, chop and boil a pile of carrots. Pour in some butter and a bit of brown sugar and start mashing. Add more butter until you get the smoothness you like.
sdbabygirl97
looks delicious! hope it was enjoyed by all 🙂
CindyBijouWho
Looks gorgeous – what a fantastic meal! Hope the meeting between the parents went well.
Dying4aCure
Beautiful!
greenstonemeerkat
Oh man, I thought you were gonna say it would be appropriate to make them compete to see who made the best one.
JonnyOgrodnik
That looks great! I’ve been on a huge Brussel sprouts kick lately too, so I’d love this dinner. I bet they enjoyed it.
IJocko
There’s a rule of thumb that you should never ever try a new dish much less a complicated dish for the first time when you’re having special company over. But yours looks really nice. What was Plan B if this turned into a disaster?
Chance-Fee-947
Great job!!
MorningHorror5872
Too rare. Easy to choke on and not everyone is able to eat meat that rare. I’ve had Beef Wellington several times and it’s never been that rare in the middle.
harlow1976
Perfection!
CompAlarm667
You lost me at Brussel sprouts! 🤮🤢😵💫
sleepgang
Looks delicious, OP. My favorite thing to make. Looks like you did a pretty good job on controlling the moisture st the bottom, kudos!
drossmaster4
Uh did you girlfriends dad give you a firm handshake and say to you “well done son” if not he should have. Wowza.
petai
You set the bar too high for future family meals! 😉
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Nice! I wish I was there.
A couple weeks ago in our family “Chopped” game, my dad made a beef wellington of sorts with the top round roast he was given. And given the fact that it was a top round and he cut a few corners, it turned out pretty good. But it was so close that I wanted to do to it myself and do it properly. My GF and I had been trying for a while to get our parents to meet, so that seemed like the opportunity to go ahead and give it a shot.
I got a 2.5lb beef tenderloin and followed [this Binging With Babish video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BagY2Mnz-TU&t=192s) pretty much to a T and ended up with this guy here… Although I did double up the amount of prosciutto used so that it was fully wrapped.
Along with it, we had some roasted brussel sprouts and brown butter mashed carrots.
My recent discovery for roasted brussel sprouts is to par-boil them for 5 minutes before tossing them in olive oil, salt/pepper and sticking them in the oven to roast. The par-boil makes them so much more tender. Then to serve, I just drizzle them with a balsamic reduction and a tiny bit of honey.
Brown butter mashed carrots are exactly what they sound like. Melt and brown a stick of butter. Peel, chop and boil a pile of carrots. Pour in some butter and a bit of brown sugar and start mashing. Add more butter until you get the smoothness you like.
looks delicious! hope it was enjoyed by all 🙂
Looks gorgeous – what a fantastic meal! Hope the meeting between the parents went well.
Beautiful!
Oh man, I thought you were gonna say it would be appropriate to make them compete to see who made the best one.
That looks great! I’ve been on a huge Brussel sprouts kick lately too, so I’d love this dinner. I bet they enjoyed it.
There’s a rule of thumb that you should never ever try a new dish much less a complicated dish for the first time when you’re having special company over. But yours looks really nice. What was Plan B if this turned into a disaster?
Great job!!
Too rare. Easy to choke on and not everyone is able to eat meat that rare. I’ve had Beef Wellington several times and it’s never been that rare in the middle.
Perfection!
You lost me at Brussel sprouts! 🤮🤢😵💫
Looks delicious, OP. My favorite thing to make. Looks like you did a pretty good job on controlling the moisture st the bottom, kudos!
Uh did you girlfriends dad give you a firm handshake and say to you “well done son” if not he should have. Wowza.
You set the bar too high for future family meals! 😉